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a transect of three soil profi les were described and sampled following the
ICOMANTH advices (2004).
From a morphological point of view, the most striking feature of the
soils of the transect was represented by a double sequence of horizons at an
oblique angle to the soil surface. The soil color, particularly in the topsoil,
became very light (from light gray, 10YR 7/2 to white, 2.5Y 8/2). The amount
of carbonates, both total (from 415 to 759 g kg
–1
) and active (from 165 to 187
g kg
–1
) became very high. The organic carbon amount remained low and
decreased irregularly with the depth (from 1 to 7 g kg
–1
).
To classify these highly disturbed soils (Fig. 7.7) ...